'Django Unchained' Actress: I Was Mistaken for a Prostitute After Kissing My White Boyfriend

Actress Daniele Watts says police handcuffed and detained her after suspecting her of being a prostitute. The apparent reason? Watts, who is black, was making out with her boyfriend, who is white, she said.

Watts, who is best known for playing Coco in Django Unchained and Martin Lawrence's daughter in the sitcom Partners, said she was "showing affection, fully clothed" in a car when someone reported the couple for lewd acts. According to a TMZ report, some onlookers claimed the couple was having sex, but Watts and her boyfriend say they were simply making out.

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When police arrived on the scene, Watts was on the phone with her father. Her boyfriend Brian James Lucas, who goes by Cheffy BeLive on Facebook, noted that she was mistaken for a prostitute once before when she was 16 and with her dad.

In police audio obtained by TMZ, an officer argues with her over pulling the "race card." Watts refuses to hand over her ID, arguing, "Do you know how many times the cops have been called … just because I'm black and he's white?" Watts was handcuffed after briefly walking away. Lucas, who handed over his ID, did not get cuffed.

Watts and Lucas were never formally charged, but have spoken out on Facebook about their treatment.